The Cultural Landscape of Ketamine Abuse

<p>Ketamine is often differentiated from other mediums of altered states because it isn&rsquo;t archaic like ayahuasca or mushrooms and so on.</p> <p>In that sense, it&rsquo;s considered unique in a therapeutic context, where the experience is not influenced by preconceived ideas and expectations, giving way to a more authentic and deeply personal experience.</p> <p>However, problematically, it is that same blind eye that refuses to acknowledge its long-term physiological side-effects.</p> <p>Its initial synthesis occurred over fifty years ago, five years later, the first accounts of non-medical use were documented. Since then, ketamine has fledged the nest of the Pfizer subsidiary it was born into and gone worldwide.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@biatorasphere/the-cultural-landscape-of-ketamine-e05cc788e99c"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>